Netflix’s movie slate so far in 2026 has been firing on all cylinders in terms of quality. While People We Meet on Vacationdidn’t quite live up to expectations on the viewership front, the same does not apply to The Rip, which “ripped” with it topping the weekly Netflix top 10 chart with 41.6M views from its 78.3M hours watched globally. In addition, the movie is currently the #1 movie in the daily charts in all 91 countries.
Debuting #1 in the weekly charts, the movie pushes People We Meet on Vacation down to the #2 spot for the week, with Netflix dubbing this the “biggest film opening since Happy Gilmore 2.”
Stacked against most of 2025’s movie slate and a bunch of other action or high-performing titles we think are relevant for apt comparisons, here’s the movie’s first three days compared to others.
Netflix Viewership Comparison - Red Notice, Back in Action, Happy Gilmore 2, Don't Look Up, The Mother and 27 more Netflix titles (1-week analysis)
Cumulative views over 1 weeks for 32 Netflix titles: Red Notice, Back in Action, Happy Gilmore 2, Don't Look Up, The Mother, Extraction 2, Carry-On, Leave the World Behind, The Rip, The Old Guard 2, Damsel, Lift, Havoc, Frankenstein, STRAW, The Electric State, Kinda Pregnant, The Thursday Murder Club, My Oxford Year, The Life List, The Woman in Cabin 10, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, La Dolce Villa, People We Meet on Vacation, Nonnas, Plankton: The Movie, Fear Street: Prom Queen, Ruth and Boaz, KPop Demon Hunters, Ballad of a Small Player, Train Dreams, Jay Kelly. Combined total: 896,900,000 views.
Netflix cumulative views ranking for Red Notice, Back in Action, Happy Gilmore 2, Don't Look Up, The Mother and 27 more Netflix titles over 1 weeks.
Title
Opening Week Views
Rank
Red Notice
75,600,000
1
Back in Action
46,800,000
2
Happy Gilmore 2
46,700,000
3
Don't Look Up
46,600,000
4
The Mother
42,900,000
5
Extraction 2
42,800,000
6
Carry-On
42,000,000
7
Leave the World Behind
41,700,000
8
The Rip
41,600,000
9
The Old Guard 2
37,500,000
10
Damsel
35,300,000
11
Lift
32,800,000
12
Havoc
29,800,000
13
Frankenstein
29,100,000
14
STRAW
25,300,000
15
The Electric State
25,200,000
16
Kinda Pregnant
25,100,000
17
The Thursday Murder Club
24,700,000
18
My Oxford Year
24,600,000
19
The Life List
24,400,000
20
The Woman in Cabin 10
21,200,000
21
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
20,200,000
22
La Dolce Villa
19,800,000
23
People We Meet on Vacation
17,200,000
24
Nonnas
15,300,000
25
Plankton: The Movie
14,300,000
26
Fear Street: Prom Queen
10,700,000
27
Ruth and Boaz
10,300,000
28
KPop Demon Hunters
9,200,000
29
Ballad of a Small Player
6,900,000
30
Train Dreams
6,200,000
31
Jay Kelly
5,100,000
32
You can see it ranks right amongst that very top performing group, slightly above The Old Guard 2 but below Carry-On, Leave the World Behind, and Extraction 2.
The good news is that The Rip’s legs should be pretty good, too, given that the movie has been receiving positive reception across the board. Critics granted it Netflix’s second Certified Fresh rating of 2026 on Rotten Tomatoes, after People We Meet on Vacation (yes, Netflix is now two-for-two on English-language movies for the year).
While it’s very early, here’s how it’s tracking against some of Netflix’s entries in the all-time most-watched list right now. It’s currently trending a little about Damsel, which means at this stage, it should be on target for a spot on that all-time top 10 list. Must stress again, it’s early days.
Netflix Cumulative Views Over Time - Red Notice, Back in Action, The Rip, Damsel and Happy Gilmore 2 (10-week trend)
Week-by-week cumulative views for 5 Netflix titles: Red Notice, Back in Action, The Rip, Damsel, Happy Gilmore 2. Combined final total: 704,500,000 views.
Weekly cumulative Netflix views for Red Notice, Back in Action, The Rip, Damsel and Happy Gilmore 2 over 10 weeks.
Title
Week 0
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Final cumulative
Red Notice
0
75,600,000
141,200,000
167,000,000
179,900,000
189,100,000
195,600,000
201,800,000
209,200,000
214,800,000
219,200,000
219,200,000
Back in Action
0
46,800,000
93,600,000
112,000,000
121,200,000
126,900,000
131,000,000
133,600,000
—
—
—
133,600,000
The Rip
0
41,600,000
82,000,000
96,600,000
104,000,000
108,700,000
112,300,000
114,700,000
—
—
—
114,700,000
Damsel
0
35,300,000
86,100,000
105,600,000
115,900,000
120,800,000
123,300,000
—
—
—
—
123,300,000
Happy Gilmore 2
0
46,700,000
87,500,000
102,200,000
109,200,000
113,700,000
—
—
—
—
—
113,700,000
We should note that The Rip is one of the first movies Netflix is experimenting with a new payout scheme for the cast and crew of the movie. While the specifics have not been announced, this strong start will definitely be encouraging for them to meet that. More details on the special case can be found in this excellent profile on the New York Times. “We wanted to institute fairness and address some of the real issues that are present and urgent for our business,” Affleck told the outlet in the interview. No specifics were given, but it stated, “Instead, the bonuses will be judged on the film’s performance over 90 days on Netflix and will be rated against other films on the service. The idea is that there could be a bigger potential payout for the whole crew.” It does appear to be somewhat in line with the WGA Bonus implemented after the 2023 negotiations.
So if getting close to or in the all-time top 10 doesn’t get you paid – what will?
Next up for Ben Affleck and Artists Equity is Animals, another action thriller with Affleck both directing and starring, confirmed for a 2026 release.
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